These buffaloes are named after the name of the geographical area i.e. Pandharpur block in Solapur district of Maharashtra.
Major utility
Food - Milk; Work - Draught
Comments on utility
Milking behaviour is unique. Farmer take animals to customers door and supply milk as per requirement.Then the animal is taken to the next custmor and the animal is again milked. Like this it may take 30 to 40 minutes for complete milking of the animal.
Comments on breeding tract
These buffaloes are concentrated in Pandharpur, North Solapur, South Solapur, Barshi, Akkalkot, Sangola and Mangalvedha tehsils of Solapur district; Miraj, Walwa, Jathand Tasgaon tehsils of Sangli district; and Karveer, Shirol, Panhala, Radhanagri, Hatkanangale and Gadhinglaj tehsils of Kolhapur district.
Adaptability to environment
Population
Year
Population
Other information
1997
601445
Livestock Census. 1997. Maharashtra.
2000
331079
Source: Indian J. Animal Sciences, 2008. 78(4):433.
2013
287751
Source: Estimated Livestock Population Breed Wise Based on Breed Survey 2013. Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India, New Delhi
Management
Management system
Intensive
Mobility
Stationary
Feeding of adults
Fodder and Concentrate
Comments on Management
Gawali and Joshi are local breeders. They maintain these buffaloes. Animals are usually housed in the open close to human dwellings. Some farmers provide conventional sheds/ barns for housing buffaloes. These are either part of residence or are separately constructed. Paddy straw, sorghum straw, dry mixed grasses, green grasses, sugarcane leaves and tops are mainly used as fodder. Concentrate mixture is prepared from wheat bran, rice husk, crushed maize grains, pulse chunnis, GNC and sunflowers cake. Concentrate mixture is usually soaked and fed at the time of milking.
Morphology
Colour
Usually black but varies from light to deep black. White markings are found on forehead, legs and tail in few animals.
Horn shape and size
Horns are very lond and extend beyond shoulder blade, sometimes up to pin bones. These are of three types i.e. 1. Bharkand - curving back ward and usually twisted. 2. Toki - curving backward, upward and usually twisted outward. 3. Meti - flat running down
Visible characteristics
Very long horns. Nasal bone is very prominent, long and straight.
All the above information of following Indian Breed is collected from Public Database of NBAGR, India. We (Digi Vets) just published information in an original format, without making any changes. The value of statistics can be changed in future according to census.
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